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A man representing "U.S. Communist Party" is climbing into the window of a woman from a ladder. The woman, representing "Isolationists" is sitting in bed reaching out to the man.

Ambassador Nomura, Secretary of State Hull and Special Envoy Kuruso visit the White House.

Crew members and Allied Surrender Delegations are lined up for the signing of the Japanese surrender.

"San Francisco--Well versed in handling newsmen and autograph hunters, Saburo Kurusu, Japan's Special Envoy to Washington, in the Pacific crisis, autographs a cast on the arm of Estella Lindsay, Pan American Airways employee, upon his arrival here following a dramatic dash by air from Tokyo."

Members of the Japanese Surrender Delegation file aboard the USS Missouri for historic ceremony.

"TOKYO BAY -- Gen. Douglas MacArthur, addressing the assembly aboard the U.S.S. Missouri, turns to direct a remark to high-ranking officers of the Allied countries, gathered to witness the signing of the Jap surrender."--Verso.

"ABOARD USS MISSOURI - Following formal surrender ceremonies and official end of World War II, Gen. Douglas MacArthur speaks to assembled officers. He turns from microphones to address high-ranking officers of Allied countries standing behind him."--Verso.

Among the 149 American officials aboard the Swedish exchange liner "Gripsholm" were Col. Robert A. Schow and Major Edward Curtis.

Couple poses for photograph., "NEW YORK CITY -- Many a joyful reunion took place when the exchange ship, Gripsholm, docked today (Dec, 1st) not the least happy of which was the meeting of Hazel and Henry Zimmerman, of San Francisco, Calif. Zimmerman returned to the States on the Gripsholm's last trip, leaving his wife in China. They will live, temporarily, in Washington, D.C."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a three-year-old girl holding an American flag., "NEW YORK CITY -- Little Anne Christie Koerner, all of three-years-old, and taking her first look at her native land, happily waves an American flag on her arrival. Anne was born in Shanghai and was interned with her parents. Family comes from New York and Baltimore."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a man holding books., "NEW YORK CITY -- Carrying an armful of books, James Robert Hightower of Salida, Colo., comes ashore from the liner Gripsholm which carried him and other repatriates back to the United States. He had been studying in Pekin, China, when war was started and was interned by the Japanese at Weihasien camp."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows an 11-year-old boy smiling., "NEW YORK CITY -- Orphaned William Albert Schmidt, 11-years-old, made the long trip from the Far East to America, aboard the Swedish exchange liner Gripsholm, alone. The youngster's mother died, last year, in Shanghai, and William is en route to Quincy, ILL., where he'll live with an aunt."--News agency copy.

Mother standing on a pier with her two young children., "NEW YORK, N.Y. -- Mrs. Mary Alma Smail and her two children, Ian and Kathleen, on the pier at Jersey City, N.J. after their arrival on the Swedish liner Gripsholm today. The Smails, whose home is in Chicago, ILL., were among more than 1200 Americans, who had been prisoners of the Japs and who were brought home on the Gripsholm."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows man on crutches., "NEW YORK, N.Y. --Alpheus E. Smithberger, of Hampton, Minn. (near St. Paul), is shown on the pier at Jersey City, N.J., after he arrived today aboard the Swedish liner Gripsholm. He was among more than 1200 Americans who had been prisoners of the Japs and who were brought home by the Gripsholm."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman sitting on an oil drum and knitting., "New York - Comfortably sitting, shoes off, and knitting, Diana Cannon of Los Angeles, Calif., sits at the pier, waiting through the weary hours for her father, William J. Cannon, to come ashore from the Gripsholm. He had been interned by the Japanese at Shanghai. Miss Cannon evidently thought that a little patience after having to wait for so long for her father to be repatriated, was not out of line."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a portrait of a couple and their young daughter., "New York City -- With their 10 1/2-months-old baby daughter Mathilda Shannon, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Oscar Wells of Wellington, Texas, return to their native soil after being interned by the Japanese in China."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a portrait of a young girls sitting on a suitcase and smiling at the camera., "New York City -- Only four years old, little Anne Abbott, of Cleveland, Ohio, has had enough hard luck for a lifetime. Happy now, with the youngster returned to America today, with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Abbott, on the Swedish exchange liner, Gripsholm. But before the joyous homecoming there were many, many months in Jap internment camps and long, uncomfortable weeks on crowded vessels that brought the little girl back to her homeland." - News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman sitting in a car, looking out the open car door., "Jersey City, N.J.--Juanita Griffin (right), of Honolulu, who had been an employee of the U.S. Treasury Department in Shanghai, leaves the pier in Jersey City, after she had landed from the liner Gripsholm, August 26. She was one of the 1451 American Nationals held prisoner by the Japanese, and who came back aboard the vessel, which docked August 25"--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman getting out of a car., "Jersey City, N.J. -- Julia Simpson, of Ossining, N.Y., who had been an employee of the American Embassy in Pekin, as she left the pier after landing from the liner Gripsholm, August 26. She was one of 1451 American nationals returned to this country after they had been held prisoner by the Japanese."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a man and a woman embracing., "New York City -- Stepping off the exchange liner Gripsholm today (Dec. 2nd) Clyde Geist of Maryville, Mo., was coming back to his native land, but his wife, Mary, found herself in a strange, new country that she'd never seen. They were married in Shanghai, where Geist was working as a radio technician, and interned by the Japs in the same city."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two young girls sitting on a pier and smiling., "New York, N.Y. -- Joan (left), and Suzanne Hazzard, are shown on the pier at Jersey City, N.J., after arriving today aboard the Swedish liner Gripsholm with their mother and father. The family, whose home is in San Francisco, Calif., were in Manila, P.I., where they were captured by the Japs."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a teenage woman crouching and holding her younger twin sisters. They are all dressed similarly in black coats and hats., "New York City -- Beverly (L) and Daphne Dunn, three-year-old twins of Burlingame, California, are shown on the pier at Jersey City, N.J., with their elder sister Mary Patricia, 16, after they disembarked from the Swedish liner Gripsholm. They were with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas B. Dunn."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two parents and their three young children standing together., "New York City -- After nearly two years in a Japanese internment camp, and a hectic sea voyage, first on the Teia Maru and then on the Gripsholm, American soil feels mighty good to the Whitaker family -- but their long trip home won't be over until they reach ... [Rhode Island]. Charles H. Whitaker was American vice-consul at Manila when the Japs took over. With his family, he was interned and then given passage on the Teia Maru, on which his youngest daughter was born, and transferred to the Gripsholm in Portugese India. Mrs. Whitaker; Joseph Paul, 4 1/2; Andrea, 3 1/2; and Gretchen Penelope, 2 months old, are shown with him as the family reached New York today."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a man kissing an American flag., "New York, N.Y. -- James R. Beasley, of Savannah, Ga., one of the arrivals on the Swedish liner Gripsholm, today, is shown at the Red Cross the Stars and Stripes. He is a representative of the American Tile Co." - News agency copy.

Photograph shows two parents and their young daughter. The father is reaching down to wake up the daughter who is sleeping on foldout chairs., "New York City -- Brought from Starbuck, Minn., to meet her daddy, whom she hadn't seen in 3 years, little Carol Moses, 5, fell asleep on two rows of benches at the New York Chapter of the American Red Cross, while waiting. As the little girl dreamed of him, Arthur Sinclair Moses tip-toed into the room, fresh off the Swedish exchange ship, Gripsholm. He was the mission treasurer and business manager of the hospital of the Church of the Nazarene in Taming, Hopei, China, when the war broke out."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a portrait of a young man., "New York City -- Born in Shanghai nineteen years ago, Thomas H. Bishop saw America for the first time when he sailed into New York Harbor aboard the Swedish excahange liner Gripsholm. He is enroute to Boston, Mass." -News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman feeding a baby mashed potatoes., "New York City -- Mrs. Sarah Herbst, who is expecting another child shortly, feeds her 11-month-old son, George, in the Red Cross Canteen, after leaving the Gripsholm. The child was born in Shanghai, where his father, Max Herbst, a German refugee, is still interned. The youngster and his mother will live in San Francisco until Herbst is freed."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a portrait of an elderly nurse feeding a young boy. A red cross can be seen on a door in the background with the words "New York Chapter" written underneath., "New York City -- Alone in a strange, new city, nine-year-old George Dezenberg last saw his father, Sgt. John Dezenberg of the regular U.S. Army, in Tientsin, China, in 1941. The boy's mother died last year, and George was placed in a Chinese orphanage. Included among the repatriates who arrived on the Gripsholm, the lad was released in the custody of the American Red Cross, since his father is now a patient in the hospital at Camp McCain, Miss. George, who is shown with an emergency canteen worker at Red Cross headquarters, will be cared for by Mrs. Joan Shumway of Vancouver, until the war is over."--News agency copy.

Photographs shows a portrait of a man and woman standing together.

Photograph shows an elderly couple and their two teenage children., "Jersey City, N.J: - George A. Makinson, first secretary at the American Embassy in Tokyo, is greeted by his daughter, Rose Marie, 17, upon arriving here, August 25, on the diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm. Mrs. Makinson and their son, Robert 19, look on. The Makinsons are from Farfax, Calif." - News agency copy.

Photograph shows a crowd gathered at the pier as the Ocean liner Gripsholm prepares to dock., "Jersey City, N.J: - Friends and relatives on hand to welcome the 194 passengers on the liner Gripsholm wave from the pier as the ship prepared to dock, June 9. The ship, which sailed from Gothenburg with Swedish and American passengers, is under charter to the U.S. Government to exchange nationals and diplomats with the Axis."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two elderly women and one middle-aged woman posing for the camera., "Jersey City, N.J. -- Methodist missionaries who arrived aboard the Gripsholm at Jersey City were (left to right) Alice M. Pavell, of Washington, Pa. ; Emma M. Knox, of Chicago Ill., and Ellen M. Studley, of Los Angeles, Calif. The three women were interned at Shanghai."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two adults each holding a young girl. One of the girls shields her face from the camera with her purse., "New York City -- Born in Shanghai, these two little girls saw American for the first time when they arrived aboard the Gripsholm today (December 1st). Daughters of Mrs. Susan Fowler Biesel of Newport, R.I., the youngsters area bit camera shy. Little Barbara, 2 1/2, who is held by war correspondent John Moraso, hides behind her purse. Mrs. Biesel holds Elizabeth, 3 1/2 years-old."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two women and two men in a joyous embrace., "New York, N.Y.--Dr. Fred S. Donnelson, (center, with glasses), weeps for joy as he arrives with members of his family, aboard the Swedish liner Gripsholm, which brought more than 1200 American citizens, who had been imprisoned by the Japs, back home. Shown with him on the pier in Jersey City, N.J., where the ship docked, are: his wife Effie A. Donnelson, and his daughter, Lois. They come from Marshalltown, Iowa." - News agency copy.

Photograph shows four children, two boys and two girls, sitting on luggage while talking to a Customs guard., "New York City -- After internment in a Jap camp at Shanghai, the four Franco children were permitted to return to America, while their parents, Mr. and Mrs. David Franco remained in the enemy's hands. Chatting with Customs Guard Jack Berger (left to right) Grace, 10; Harry, 9; Abhou, 4; and Zakie Franko, 7, arrived on the Gripsholm. They will live with their uncle, Samuel Franco, in Brooklyn, NY, until their parents are freed."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows two nuns posing for the camera., "New York City -- Sister Theresa and Sister Edward, nursing and teaching Sisters of the Order of the Presentation of Mary, were among the repatriated Americans who returned to the States aboard the Swedish exchange liner Gripsholm, from which they debarked today (March 16th). Born Dorothy and Elizabeth Haman of Spring Valley, Ill., they are sisters by blood, as well."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a family of seven playing instruments together., "New York City -- Alighting from the Gripsholm, the Travis youngsters immediately pulled their instruments out and serenaded their native land with a rendition of "Home, Sweet Home", [although] most of the children have never seen America before. Chester Earl Travis beams as his children play, from his seat atop their luggage. Standing: (left to right) are Paul, 12; Mrs. Travis; Urbane, 9; Ivan, 14; Evangel Mary, 22; and Jonathan, 15. All of the boys were born in Indo-China, where the family was caught and interned by the Japs. The girl was born in Maine. The family is now en route to Morocco, Indiana."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a man and a woman sitting in a car., "Jersey City, N.J. -- Mr. and Mrs. Donald B. Monroe, as they left the pier in Jersey City, August 26, where the diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm docked, August 25. Mr. Monroe had been a customs official for the U.S. Government, in Shanghai, and had been one of the 1451 American nationals arriving aboard the ship."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman and her two daughters standing along a railing. Both children are propped up on the railing and they all appear to be looking at someone who is off-camera., "Jersey City, N.J.: - Mrs. D.M. Lawton and her daughters, Gwenn, 1 1/2, and Carol, 4, patiently wait for her parents, Rev. and Mrs. A.B. Dodd, who arrived here, August 25, on the diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm. Rev. and Mrs. Dodd were among the 1451 diplomats, newspapermen, missionaries and businessmen who became the first group of American nationals to reach this country from wartime internment in the Far East."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a man and a woman talking. They appear to be indoors and are dressed for winter., "New York City - John Charles Smith, of Jones, Michigan, talks to a reporter from the Detroit (Mich.) News after getting off the Swedish exchange liner Gripsholm, today[.] The boat docked yesterday and all repatriates had been cleared at 1 P.M. today."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows a woman holding her infant daughter who is sitting on a railing. The infant is clutching the finger of a hand from a person who is off-camera., "Jersey City, N.J. -- Mrs. Ruby Hellmers, of New Orleans, La., with her 9-month-old daughter, Charlene, on the pier in Jersey City after leaving the liner Gripsholm, August 26. Mrs. Hellmers, with her husband, John, a Chief Steward in the U.S. Navy, and their daughter, were taken prisoner by the Japs at Guam and held at Zemsugi, Japan, for nine months."--News agency copy.

Photograph shows an elderly man and his adult daughter posing for a photograph., "New York City -- Dr. Nehemiah S. Hopkins, of Wellfleet, Mass., and his daughter Helen Terry Hopkins of Cohasset, Mass. who were missionaries at Pekin, China as they arrived today on the liner Gripsholm. The Hopkins' were interned at Pekin City camp for two years, and at Weihasien camp for three months. Both are going home to stay for awhile."

Photograph shows a portrait of a smiling couple holding an infant child., "Jersey City, N.J. -- the Rev. and Mrs. Cecil S. Ward with their nine-week-old baby, James Theron Ward, as they landed from the diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm, August 27. The baby was delivered aboard the Jap liner Asama Maru, by a Nipponese doctor. Mrs. Ward said the doctor had been kind but that her prenatal diet in a Japanese internment camp had consisted of fish soup and rice."

Photograph shows two adult brothers wearing suits and posing for a photograph., "Jersey City, N.J. -- Brother Joseph C. Brandmeier, (left) of Marshfield, Wis., who had been in Yokohama for 4 years, and brother Peter J. Dames, of St. Louis, Mo., who had been in Osaka for nine years, are shown on the dock at Jersey City, after they left the diplomatic exchange liner Gripsholm, August 26. The vessel docked August 25, but questioning by Federal authorities held most of the 1,451 passengers, who had been prisoners of the Japanese, aboard ship."

Photograph shows a couple holding their two children and smiling for the camera., "Jersey City, N.J. -- E. Mobray Tate, his wife Josephine, with their daughters, Barbara, 9 months, and Louise, 2 1/2 years, as they landed from the diplomatic exchange ship Gripsholm, August 26. Mr. Tate had been the President of the Bangkok Christian College in Thailand, but when the war began in the Pacific, the whole family was interned by the Japanese. They are on their way to Dayton, Ohio."

Photograph shows an overhead view of a large gathering of people waiting at a pier in New York., "New York City -- The two years in which they waited for their dear ones, interned in Jap camps, to return to America seem short by comparison with the interminable moments on the pier as these relatives and friends wait for repatriated Americans to step off the Gripsholm. Warned not to come to the pier, since the Government's "panelling" of every passenger on the exchange liner will take all day -- and possibly part of tomorrow -- anxious relatives met the boat anyway. In center, with reporters crowding around them, are the Abbotts of Cleveland, Ohio."

Photograph shows two parents eating a meal with their young daughter., "New York City -- Looking, incredulously, at the food spread before her on the table, little Patricia Lietz, 2, sits down to her first American meal. Born in a Japanese internment camp at Manila, the child came to the U.S., with her mother, aboard the Swedish exchange ship, Gripsholm. Mr. and Mrs. Paul Dietz were reunited today (Dec. 1st), when the Gripsholm docked. Dietz, a B.F. Goodrich Co. worker, was interned in Hongkong and allowed to return to the U.S. two years ago, while his wife and the child he'd never seen were imprisoned in Manila. Shown in their suite at the Barbizon Plaza Hotel, the Dietzes will soon be on their way to Akron, Ohio."--Verso.

Photograph shows a large crowd of people having from aboard a large ship., "New York City -- Crowding the decks of the 18,353-ton Swedish exchange liner Gripsholm, joyous Americans and Canadians wave wildly as the ship steams into her pier today (12/1/43). Bringing 1236 Americans and 221 Canadians, who spent two bitter years in Jap internment camps, back to American shores, the vessel reached quarantine last night and brought repatriates into New York Harbor for government "panelling" this morning. Photo was made from a tug that followed the liner up river."--Verso.

Photograph shows a couple holding a small child posing for a photograph., "New York City -- Living under Jap rule in internment camps overseas -- the Abbott family of Cleveland, Ohio, hardly dared to dream that they'd see America again. But today (Dec. 1st), as the Swedish exchange liner, Gripsholm, nosed into New York Harbor, that dream came true. Mr. and Mrs. George Abbott and their 4-year-old daughter, Anne, are shown as they stepped off the "Freedom Ship."

"On October 15th last, the Japanese liner Teia Maru arrived at Mormugao, Portuguese India, carrying Americans who had been interned in Jap territory and who were to be exchanged for Nipponese nationals from America. The Japanese arrived the following day aboard the Swedish Ship Gripsholm and the exchange was made with the Americans boarding the Gripsholm for the trip back to America, and the Japs being transferred to the Teia Maru. In this series of photos, just released in the United States, the story of the exchange is told. (Passed by censors)."--Verso, Photograph shows a line of women walking alongside train tracks.